Pulmonary tumour embolism: An infrequent initial manifestation of cancer
Keywords:
Tumour Embolism, Circulating Neoplastic Cells, Pulmonary EmbolismAbstract
Pulmonary embolism is usually caused by thrombosis; however there are other types of pulmonary embolisms. The case is presented of a 44 year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis on biological therapy, with no previous diagnosis of cancer. The patient had a pulmonary embolism in the context of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs, with no response to anticoagulation treatment. It was finally documented as a tumour embolism due to adenocarcinoma of unknown origin, possibly of the breast. The possibility of a pulmonary tumour embolism should be considered in the absence of a response to anticoagulation therapy.
Author Biographies
Julián Andrés Valverde Cortés, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana
Fellow de Neumología, Universidad de La Sabana. Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
Eliana Isabel Morales Sánchez, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana
Fellow de Neumología, Universidad de La Sabana. Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
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